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Coca had no children, but was married twice: for 20 years to Bob Burton, from 1935 until his death in 1955, and later for 27 years to King Donovan, from 1960 until his death in 1987. Burton's death came only one month after her mother had died.
The couple did not have any children. On October 17, 1960, she married actor King Donovan, who often performed with her in theaters. They remained married till his death on June 30, 1987.
"I began as one of those horrible little children who sing with no voice," Coca said of her early training. By the time she was 13, she found herself tap dancing, somersaulting (along with various other acrobatics), dancing ballet and otherwise committed full-time as a serious vaudeville trouper.
- November 18, 1908
- June 2, 2001
Born on November 18, 1909, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on June 2, 2001, in Westport, Connecticut; only child of Joseph (a musical conductor) and Sadie (Brady) Coca (a dancer and vaudeville actress); married Robert Burton (an actor-musician), in 1935 (deceased); married King Donovan (an actor).
"I began as one of those horrible little children who sing with no voice," Coca said of her early training. By the time she was 13, she found herself tap dancing, somersaulting (along with various other acrobatics), dancing ballet and otherwise committed full-time as a serious vaudeville trouper.
- January 1, 1
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Westport, Connecticut, USA
Jun 3, 2001 · A child of vaudeville performers who lived out of a trunk and put her on the stage as an 11-year-old song-and-dance girl, Ms. Coca drifted from nightclubs in the 1920's to variety...
Born November 18, 1908, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Joseph Fernandez (anorchestra leader under the name Joe Coca) and Sadie (an actress and dancer;maiden name, Brady) Coca; married Robert Burton (an actor), January 7, 1935 (died, 1955); married King Donovan (an actor), 1960 (died, 1987); stepchildren: two sons, one daughter.
